At Android Community we're always keen to help people "keep taking their tablets", and so when Archos offered us its 7-inch Archos 70 Internet Tablet, we thought we'd offer it to our readers in a new giveaway. The Android slate is a mere 10mm thick yet still packs a 1GHz processor, and is idea for web-browsing and multimedia playback.

Welcome to the Toshiba Thrive (aka the Toshiba THRiVE if you believe the box's interpretation of it.) This is a tablet we've been talking about since early 2010, a tablet of some legend - one that was said to possibly be the hero device for Honeycomb, then the hero device for Google to be giving away at their Google I/O conference this spring! But alas, none of that came true, and here we are with the thickest and possibly the heaviest tablet in the whole Android bunch. Will fun features such as a replaceable back panel and ports galore save this device from "it's not thin enough" fever?

We first saw the ASUS EeePad Slider also know as the SL101 back at CES 2011 and I'm sure a few of you were excited with the possibilities of a slider tablet. Back in May it was supposed to hit stores soon but that never happened and we are still waiting for more news. Today it hit the FCC so at least we know it's still on track and on its way.

If you are one of the thousands and thousands of people that bought an Android phone in 2011 AT&T is going to take care of updates according to latest news. Today AT&T confirmed that all Android phones sold in 2011 will receive an update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The HTC Inspire should see 2.3 Gingerbread in August and they even mention the Samsung Captivate.

Android tablet users now have a new app that will let them keep track of the stuff they like to follow in one place. The app is SkyGrid for Tablets. The app has been around for a while for smartphones landed for tablets last week. It requires Android 1.6 and higher to operate. Using the app, you can keep track of news on just about anything you want.

Right now, the Apple App Store is the most popular and successful of all app selling online stores around. That may not always be the case though. Just as Android is starting to take the lead from the iPhone in many markets, Android apps are catching up with the sales of iPhone apps too according to a new report. The report comes from Strategy Analytics.

I really hate making doctors appointments. I think that the people that make the appointments at my kids' doctor may well be the least helpful people on Earth. It's so bad that I try to call when they are closed because the answering service is easier to talk to. If you have the same issue with making appointments for your doc or for your kids, ZocDoc for Android promises to help.

If you are the type that needs to be able to access your financial data for your business anywhere you are Intuit has a new app for Android smartphones that you might like. Intuit's QuickBooks mobile app is aimed at the small business owner that needs to be able to handle financial details on the go. Using the app gives the business power many different things they can do.

Samsung's Q2 smartphone sales could have exceeded those of either Apple or Nokia, the first time the Korean company would have managed such strong performance. Samsung's official figures for device sales are expected to come in at between 18m and 21m globally for the last quarter, research firm Strategy Analytics told Bloomberg, likely to best Nokia's 16.7m smartphone sales and Apple's 20.3m iPhone sales.
The increasing demand for Samsung's phones - both regular handsets and smartphones - is expected to further narrow the gap between Nokia's first place position in the global market, and Samsung's number two spot. Nokia currently holds around 26-percent, while Samsung is expected to reach around 20-percent.

"Samsung’s Android portfolio is selling strongly in most regions. Samsung stands a reasonable chance of capturing the top spot on a quarterly basis if it can continue expanding its Android portfolio across high-growth markets like China and Brazil. Samsung and Apple will be at similar levels in smartphones by the end of the year" Neil Mawston, analyst, Strategy Analytics

Samsung's success hasn't been entirely down to Android - the company also sells "dumb" phones and handsets running its own bada OS - but the popularity of devices like the Galaxy S II has certainly put the Google OS at the forefront of its marketing campaign. The GSII is expected to make its US debut in August.
The company is yet to confirm its official sales figures for Q2 2011.

I saw this Live Wallpaper this morning and it was just so amazing that I had to share it with everyone. I've been getting into the LWP's lately and this is a refreshing and highly customizable wallpaper almost everyone can enjoy, unless you don't like the beach. (Is that even possible) This is My Beach HD and as always the pictures just do NOT do justice and you'll need to install this yourself or watch the video to truly enjoy it.